Orgasmic Birth

Why are both childbirth and sex often taboo subjects that evoke shame and silence rather than being seen as a fulfilling and completely natural sexual experience?

In order to discuss this, Debra Pascali Bonaro explores the connection between birth and sex, tackling taboos and shared characteristics like movement and sound. She highlights the harm in separating birth from sexuality and emphasizes understanding anatomy in both contexts, uncovering historical medical practices that disassociated birth from sexuality. Debra urges reclaiming birth's empowering and sensual aspects, paralleling intimacy and birth while addressing fear and stress. In today's episode, listeners are encouraged to challenge taboos, infuse pleasure, and reflect on their beliefs, inviting them to share birth stories and offering comprehensive childbirth education to honor the profound link between birth and sex.

In this episode:

• Host Debora Pascali Bonaro delves into the intriguing link between birth and sex, challenging listeners to explore shared taboos and shame
• Viewing birth as part of one's sexual continuum is advocated
• She traces the disassociation of birth from sexuality through medical practices like hospital gowns, emphasizing the need to reclaim sensuality in birth
• Embracing and celebrating anatomy, fostering empowerment in both sexual and birthing contexts, is highlighted
• Debra emphasizes the importance of reclaiming sensuality and intimacy in the birthing process, urging listeners to consider creating a birth environment that mirrors the ambiance of a satisfying sexual experience
• The significance of rhythmic movements, sounds, and privacy in both experiences, fostering comfort and empowerment, are discussed
• Debra concludes by encouraging listeners to challenge norms, share stories, and seek comprehensive education that integrates birth and sex connections

Key Takeaways:

• Birth and sex are two taboo topics that can bring shame and silence
• Anatomy and physiology of birth are the same as sex
• Home births allow people to wear their own clothes, move in the way they want, and choose who is present
• Religion and patriarchy have played a role in separating sexuality and motherhood.
• Essential for safe and gentle birth: privacy, movement of body, sounds, and breath changes
• Get out of the mind to have an orgasm or a gentle birth.
• Bring back birth as part of a woman's sexual life
• Partners should talk together and clear any taboos

Tweetable Quotes:

"We must bring together birth and sex." - Sheila Kittinger

"Both sex and birth should be incredible, orgasmic, pleasurable, joyful, loving, and ecstatic." - Debra Pascali Bonaro

"It's so important that we start bringing back birth as a part of a woman's sexual life. And partners, if you're listening, this is so important for you to think about for you to clear whatever taboos and things are there and to talk as partners together." - Debra Pascali Bonaro

Connect with Debra!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1

Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471/

Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to Positively Prepare for birth and parenting

Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world!

Orgasmic Birth Podcast: Pleasure in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. I believe pleasure is our birthright - from our sexuality, birth, parenting, and beyond, we can find pleasure when we create space for joy and intimacy in our lives. Join me to have deep conversations about breaking the taboos of Sexuality + Motherhood/Parenthood.

Listen to leading experts in sexuality, healing, and childbirth as well as stories from new parents, doulas, doctors, midwives, and nurses. We will discuss how to positively prepare for childbirth and parenting by expanding love and intimacy in your life.

Are you letting fear dictate your birth choices?

In this episode, Betty Ann Davis, an experienced midwife, discusses the culture of fear surrounding childbirth and breech birth. She advocates for normalizing breech birth as a safe option and emphasizes the importance of empowering women with evidence-based information. The conversation calls for a shift towards a more inclusive and empowering approach to childbirth practices.

Betty-Anne Daviss MA, RM has been a midwife for 47 years on various continents and a researcher in the social sciences and clinical epidemiology for 30. She cites learning from traditional midwives from Guatemala to Afghanistan as one of the highlights of her career. While acting as the project coordinator for the Safe Motherhood Initiative of FIGO in 2004, the follow-up to the Term Breech Trial was published, and she switched focus to searching across Europe for best breech practice. She has provided lectures in China, India, Africa, and Latin America on Human Rights in Childbirth, using the return to breech as one model solution.

In This Episode:

• Betty-Anne Daviss, a seasoned midwife, and researcher, shares her experiences from working in challenging situations, such as earthquakes in Guatemala and dealing with the Taliban in Afghanistan, highlighting how she overcame fear in those circumstances.
• The discussion touches on the societal language of risk, which extends beyond childbirth and affects various aspects of modern life
• The importance of challenging the language of risk and understanding that with proper techniques and approaches, many perceived risks in childbirth, such as breech births, can be managed effectively is stressed.
• Betty-Anne shares personal experiences of dealing with fear in the medical community, especially when advocating for breach birth practices
• She also focuses on how practitioners may be driven by fear of litigation, which can hinder humanistic birth practices
• The importance of facing fear and rising above it in the context of childbirth is emphasized
• Betty-Anne shares instances where healthcare providers faced the fear of litigation, leading to the discontinuation of breach birth services or restrictions on certain birth practices
• She has written two books on vaginal breach birth and upright delivery, and she provides classes online via Zoom

Key Takeaways:

• Overcoming fear is a crucial aspect of providing effective care during challenging situations, such as childbirth
• Society tends to focus on worst-case scenarios, creating unnecessary fear and limiting risks that are relatively safe
• Fear surrounding breach birth is impacting normal childbirth practices
• Fear is a complex emotional response rooted in the amygdala, and it can influence decision-making during childbirth
• Fear surrounding breach birth has far-reaching effects, not only impacting breach deliveries but also influencing perceptions of normal childbirth practices
• Birth professionals should strive to rise above fear and advocate for evidence-based, humanistic approaches to childbirth

Tweetable Quotes:

"I think you can almost overcome any bit of fear by asking your community for help. And that's what I've always done, It's always worked." - Betty-Anne Daviss

"There are two ways to deal with fear: One is to forget everything and run. And the other one is to face everything and rise." - Zig Ziglar

Connect with Betty-Anne!

Linkedin and Facebook

or visit the website: understandingbirthbetter.com

Email: [email protected]

Resources Mentioned:

Books:

• Birthing Models on the Human Rights Frontier Speaking Truth to Power
• Rethinking the Physiology of Vaginal Breech Birth Evidence based Guide to Upright Delivery

Connect with Debra!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth

Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to Positively Prepare for birth and parenting

Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/the-film/

Orgasmic Birth Podcast: Pleasure in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. I believe pleasure is our birthright - from our sexuality, birth, parenting, and beyond, we can find pleasure when we create space for joy and intimacy in our lives. Join me to have deep conversations about breaking the taboos of Sexuality + Motherhood/Parenthood.

Listen to leading experts in sexuality, healing, and childbirth as well as stories from new parents, doulas, doctors, midwives, and nurses. We will discuss how to positively prepare for childbirth and parenting by expanding love and intimacy in your life.

In this powerful and inspiring episode, Leen Leysen, a doula and hypnobirthing teacher, shares her three unique birthing experiences and her incredible journey as a surrogate mother for a gay couple. Throughout her journey, Leen highlights the significance of trusting the birthing process, making informed choices, and surrounding oneself with a supportive and loving birth team. Her story exemplifies the power of love, connection, and empowered birth experiences.

Leen is a mother of 3, a mom of 2, and married to her soulmate. After the birth of her son, she felt the calling to become a birthkeeper. She is a birth and death doula, Doula trainer, Pregnancy yoga teacher, Hypnobirthing teacher, Birth photographer, Vice president of the Belgian Federation of Doula's. After the beautiful orgasmic births of their own children, she wanted to experience the magic of pregnancy and birth one last time, so they decided to become a surrogate family.

In this episode:

• Leen Leysen is a mother of three, doula trainer, pregnancy yoga teacher, hypnobirthing teacher, and birth photographer
• Leen's journey highlights embracing the miraculous aspects of pregnancy and childbirth, transforming skepticism into becoming a birth keeper
• Leen's informed choice for natural labor empowered her during a positive home birth experience
• Having a strong circle of support from a doula and midwife friends positively impacted Leen's second birth journey
• Her ability to address and overcome potential complications at home showcases the possibility of safe and empowering home births
• As a surrogate for a gay couple, Leen experienced a beautiful and transformative birth, affirming the power of love and connection
• Because of her loss, the significance of community and rituals in healing after a pregnancy loss is highlighted
• For her third birth, trusting her body and the birthing process allowed Leen to experience a more empowering and transformative birth

Takeaways:

• Love and support during childbirth create beautiful and transformative birthing experiences
• Being well-informed empowers decision-making during childbirth
• Surrounding oneself with love and care enhances the birthing journey
• Creating a positive and trusting birthing environment with a supportive team can enhance the birthing experience for the mother
• Spread love and kindness instead of fighting and aggression

Tweetable Quotes:

"It was so transformative and so beautiful. I think that the biggest part for me of orgasmic birth is that you're birthing in your way with the information that you need and then the collaboration and care of that team around you, that circle of support." - Leen Leysen

"Knowing what happens in your body takes the fear away." - Leen Leysen

Connect with Leen!

Facebook and Instagram

Website: https://doulaleen.be/

Connect with Debra!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1

Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471/

Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to Positively Prepare for birth and parenting

Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/the-film/

Orgasmic Birth Podcast: Pleasure in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. I believe pleasure is our birthright - from our sexuality, birth, parenting, and beyond, we can find pleasure when we create space for joy and intimacy in our lives. Join me to have deep conversations about breaking the taboos of Sexuality + Motherhood/Parenthood.

Listen to leading experts in sexuality, healing, and childbirth as well as stories from new parents, doulas, doctors, midwives, and nurses. We will discuss how to positively prepare for childbirth and parenting by expanding love and intimacy in your life.

How can we build a cohesive team that fosters collaborative care in childbirth? Explore this conversation between Debra Pascali Bonaro and Robin Lim, and learn about the transformative impact of doulas, midwives, and respectful birthing environments.

In this episode, they also discuss the importance of respectful and gentle prenatal care, the recognition of doulas as essential caregivers, and the collaboration between midwives and doulas, highlighting the significance of preserving the baby's blood supply through delayed cord clamping and emphasizing the need for cohesive teams and access to safe and culturally sensitive care. They also mention Robin Lim's books and the opportunity to support Bumi Sehat through donations. Overall, it serves as a call to action for creating positive childbirth experiences and celebrating the miracle of every birth.

Robin Lim is the founder of Bumi Sehat, an NGO which maintains clinics in Indonesia and the Philippines. Ibu Robin's Passion is respectful, skilled, culturally informed, gentle prenatal/postnatal care, childbirth services, and healthcare as a human right. She is the author of many books, including After the Baby's Birth, Wellness for Mothers, Ecology of Gentle Birth, Awakening Birth, and Eating for Two. Robin was CNN Hero of the Year in 2011.

In this episode:

• Today's guest Robin Lim, the founder of Bumi Sehat Clinics, is dedicated to providing respectful and gentle prenatal care, postnatal care, and childbirth services, advocating for healthcare as a human right
• The conversation emphasizes the vital role of doulas in facilitating access to appropriate care providers and birthing environments where mothers feel safe and supported
• Doula care, encompassing prenatal and postnatal support, childbirth services, and emotional assistance, is highlighted as a crucial aspect of maternal and infant well-being
• Doulas demonstrated resilience and dedication by making sacrifices to be present during births amidst the challenges posed by COVID-19, ultimately leading to their recognition as essential caregivers
• The personal experience of Robin, who initially questioned the role of doulas while being a midwife, is shared, highlighting the realization of the importance of doulas in providing emotional support and contributing to safe births
• The significance of preserving the baby's blood supply by delaying cord clamping is discussed, emphasizing the positive effects it has on hormonal release, bonding, and the overall well-being of mother and baby
• The importance of building collaborative care is crucial in ensuring safe and respectful childbirth experiences, necessitating a well-functioning team that includes midwives, doulas, doctors, and other healthcare professionals
• Information is provided on how to contact Robin Lim, access her books, and support the work of Bumi Sehat through donations

Key Takeaways:

• Doula care, encompassing prenatal and postnatal support, childbirth services, and emotional assistance, is a crucial aspect of maternal and infant well-being
• Doulas serve as valuable guides for mothers, helping them navigate choices related to care providers and birthing environments, ultimately ensuring access to safe and supportive experiences
• Midwives and doulas complement each other in providing comprehensive care during childbirth, with midwives focusing on medical expertise and doulas offering emotional support and advocacy
• Cultural safety and access to quality care are essential for all individuals, regardless of their background or circumstances
• Every birth is a miracle, and the efforts of doulas, midwives, and individuals involved in childbirth deserve recognition and celebration for the positive impact they make on the world

Tweetable Quotes:

"It's our responsibility to have our skills in order to have our hearts and minds set on what our potential is for creating access for every mother to safely bring her baby." - Robin Lim

"Doulas are essential caregivers. You are the entry point where mothers can find access." - Robin Lim

Connect with Robin!

Instagram, Facebook, and Youtube,

or visit her Websites: https://bumisehat.org/ and https://www.eatpraydoula.com/

Connect with Debra!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth

Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to Positively Prepare for birth and parenting

Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/the-film/

Orgasmic Birth Podcast: Pleasure in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. I believe pleasure is our birthright - from our sexuality, birth, parenting, and beyond, we can find pleasure when we create space for joy and intimacy in our lives. Join me to have deep conversations about breaking the taboos of Sexuality + Motherhood/Parenthood.

Listen to leading experts in sexuality, healing, and childbirth as well as stories from new parents, doulas, doctors, midwives, and nurses. We will discuss how to positively prepare for childbirth and parenting by expanding love and intimacy in your life.

What can dads do to overcome fear and become empowered participants in the transformative journey of pregnancy and birth?

In this episode of the Orgasmic Birth podcast, Debra Pascali Bonaro, joins with Red Miller to delve into the role of fathers in the birthing process. Red offers invaluable advice for dads who may be grappling with fear and uncertainty, emphasizing the importance of their involvement and passion through conversations and educational classes. Listeners will gain a profound understanding of how dads can make informed decisions for a safe and successful birth, fostering alignment within the family unit and paving the way for advocacy in their wider communities.

Red is a Mother, Biodynamic Midwife, Author, and Creatrix of Love Based Birth.

She helps women navigate their pregnancies with sacred intuition and embodied love, so they can connect to their magic, be fully empowered in their choices, and birth with more ease and pleasure. As a biodynamic midwife, Red has guided thousands of women from around the globe to bridge the gap between the birth of their dreams and everything that is keeping them from experiencing exactly that. Red's unique approach provides women with tools to build support structures, navigate the health system they are working in and transform their fears into positive action.

In this episode:

• Debra Pascali-Bonaro interviews Red Miller, a biodynamic midwife, who shares her experiences attending over a thousand births worldwide in diverse settings
• Red shares insights on gentle and pleasurable births, highlighting the importance of including and informing dads, who become powerful advocates for their partners and other expectant fathers
• She emphasizes the importance of acknowledging fathers' fears and providing them with support and information from birth professionals and fellow dads
• The father's role in creating a supportive environment is emphasized, showing the positive impact across diverse cultures and backgrounds
• Red Miller highlights the importance of helping dads understand the "why" behind gentle birth and its long-term health benefits
• Advises to ads are given to act as gatekeepers and advocates, ensuring their partner's needs are met during hospital births

Key Takeaways:

• Partner alignment and connection during pregnancy impact the birthing experience, postpartum period, and family dynamic
• Building a community and receiving guidance helps fathers transition from fear to love during childbirth
• Practical techniques, such as supporting the mother's changing body and practicing massages, empower fathers and enhance the birthing experience
• Flexibility and open communication are crucial for dads to adapt to their partner's changing needs during labor, fostering a strong sense of teamwork and mutual decision-making
• Dads should be prepared as interior designers, creating a comfortable birthing environment
• Dads often feel regret and a desire for advocacy after realizing they lacked important information earlier

Quotes:

"Dads really just want to be included; they want to be informed. And when they do feel included, and they know what to do, and they feel informed, they actually become the most amazing advocates." - Red Miller

"It's about really acknowledging Dads also have fears, and as women, we have limited spaces somehow to talk about this, but we have so many more spaces than dads do".- Red Miller

Connect with Red!

Linkedin and Instagram

or visit her websites: https://vibrantpregnancy.com/ and https://www.lovebasedbirth.com/

Connect with Debra!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth

Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to Positively Prepare for birth and parenting

Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/the-film/

Orgasmic Birth Podcast: Pleasure in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. I believe pleasure is our birthright - from our sexuality, birth, parenting, and beyond, we can find pleasure when we create space for joy and intimacy in our lives. Join me to have deep conversations about breaking the taboos of Sexuality + Motherhood/Parenthood.

Listen to leading experts in sexuality, healing, and childbirth as well as stories from new parents, doulas, doctors, midwives, and nurses. We will discuss how to positively prepare for childbirth and parenting by expanding love and intimacy in your life.

Join Debra Pascali Bonaro and Suzannah Weiss as they explore the transformative power of pleasure in childbirth. Discover how living orgasmically can heal trauma, cultivate breast sensitivity through massage, and create a birth plan that supports orgasmic births. Uncover techniques for staying calm during labor and envisioning the energy of your baby spiraling around you.

Suzannah Weiss is a sex and relationship writer, multi-certified sex educator, sex and love coach, sexual assault counselor and birth doula, helping people to live their lives orgasmically. Suzannah has been published in The New York Times wedding section, Glamour's sex guides, with writing on gender, sexuality, love, and social justice all over the internet, with over 8,700 articles published. She is a regular contributor to The Washington Post and New York Magazine.

Don't miss this conversation on embracing pleasure in childbirth!

In this episode:

• Suzannah Weiss's research on orgasmic birth challenges societal misconceptions about women's bodies and the notion that childbirth must be painful.
• Practical techniques like visualization, breathwork, and meditations are shared for preparing for an orgasmic birth.
• Tips for preparing for an orgasmic birth include mindfulness practices, embracing intense sensations, and experimenting with different forms of touch, emphasizing the integration of sexuality and childbirth.
• Ideas like using personal mementos or exploring hypnobirthing techniques to address fear and promote relaxation are recommended.
• The importance of embracing sensations and energy for a fulfilling birthing experience is highlighted
• Suzannah aims to assist trauma survivors in experiencing childbirth as a positive and healing event.

Key Takeaways:

• Importance of a supportive team and comfortable birth setting in facilitating an orgasmic birth, even within a medical environment.
• Birth is part of a birthing person's sexuality and should not be shamed.
• Orgasmic breath work and breast massages help to cultivate breast sensitivity
• Keeping a healthy sex life during pregnancy can help with an orgasmic birth.
• Take a moment to connect with the calmness and love in your heart for your child.
• Consider taking something with you that reminds you of your child.

Tweetable Quotes:

"Fear escalates into more tension. So you can find a way to just knit the fear in the bud, whatever that is." - Suzannah Weiss

"Imagine the baby or the energy spiraling around you and making its way out, and you're just there to facilitate it." - Suzannah Weiss

Connect with Suzannah!

Website: https://suzannahweiss.com/contact/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannahweiss/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weisssuzannah/

Connect with Debra!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth

Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to Positively Prepare for birth and parenting

Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/the-film/

Orgasmic Birth Podcast: Pleasure in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. I believe pleasure is our birthright - from our sexuality, birth, parenting, and beyond, we can find pleasure when we create space for joy and intimacy in our lives. Join me to have deep conversations about breaking the taboos of Sexuality + Motherhood/Parenthood.

Listen to leading experts in sexuality, healing, and childbirth as well as stories from new parents, doulas, doctors, midwives, and nurses. We will discuss how to positively prepare for childbirth and parenting by expanding love and intimacy in your life.

Can embracing and understanding our bodies after childbirth lead to transformative experiences? In a deeply personal account, Susan Bratton, an intimacy expert, shares her own childbirth journey, revealing the disconnection she felt from her body and the subsequent impact on her marriage. However, she also emphasizes the significance of postpartum body acceptance and the exploration of one's sexuality. Susan's involvement as an ecstatic birth partner for a friend further highlights her belief in the transformative power of childbirth experiences. Additionally, Susan discusses how her practice of expanded orgasm has played a pivotal role in her life, emphasizing the importance of pleasure, connection, and communication in fostering fulfilling relationships and overall well-being.

Susan is co-founder and CEO of two corporations: Personal Life Media, Inc., a publisher of heart-connected lovemaking techniques and bedroom communication skills, and The20, LLC., a manufacturer of organic and botanical supplements that enhance sexual vitality. She is also a best-selling author and publisher of 34 books and programs.

In this episode:

• Debra Pascali Bonaro welcomes Susan Bratton, an intimacy expert and advocates for enhancing relationships and sexuality.
• The conversation focuses on pleasure in pregnancy and after birth
• Susan shares her personal journey and how supporting her friend's ecstatic birth was cathartic for her, and the profound experiences she had with Jenna.
• She explains the concept of expanded orgasm, which is a clitoral stroking technique that can lead to profound pleasure and multiple orgasms.
• Susan and her husband teach couples skills to enhance female pleasure, achieve multiple and extended orgasms, and tap into the human orgasmic potential.
• She highlights the beauty of two women supporting each other during labor and invites listeners to explore more at ecstaticbirthmassage.com
• Susan shares her involvement in documenting her experiences with ecstatic birth massage and making them available to others.

Key Takeaways:

• It is important to be connected to our body and understand the birthing process
• Orgasmic meditation can lead to an expanded orgasmic experience
• It is very important to have open communication, mutual pleasure, and to explore the vast potential of human orgasmic experiences
• Expanded orgasm practice has a transformational impact on marriage and sexuality
• Building a mind-body connection and deepening intimacy is a gradual process
• Creating a comfortable and respectful environment, it's crucial for intimacy
• Taking the time to explore and appreciate each other's bodies can enhance intimacy and strengthen the mind-body connection

Tweetable Quotes:

"No one talked to me, nor did I even ask much about what my body would be after birth or how my relationship and sex life would be changed in ways that I could prepare to enhance my relationship and my sexuality." - Susan Bratton

"But I have to say that even though we go through these bad experiences, I couldn't love my daughter more. I couldn't be a happier mother. I've had an exquisite experience being the daughter to my mother and the mother to my daughter, and I just love that part of my life so much." - Susan Bratton

Connect with Susan!

Linkedin and Facebook

Websites: https://arousalsecrets.com/, https://www.jenalaflamme.com/ecstaticbirth/ and Better Lover,

Connect with Debra!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth

Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to Positively Prepare for birth and parenting

Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/the-film/

Orgasmic Birth Podcast: Pleasure in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. I believe pleasure is our birthright - from our sexuality, birth, parenting, and beyond, we can find pleasure when we create space for joy and intimacy in our lives. Join me to have deep conversations about breaking the taboos of Sexuality + Motherhood/Parenthood.

Listen to leading experts in sexuality, healing, and childbirth as well as stories from new parents, doulas, doctors, midwives, and nurses. We will discuss how to positively prepare for childbirth and parenting by expanding love and intimacy in your life.

Prepare to be inspired as Sandra Skjaervoe, a courageous soul, unveils her personal story of transformative power. Determined to reclaim the lost elements of pleasure that had been stripped away during childbirth, Sandra embarked on a remarkable journey of self-discovery and empowerment. Join Debra and Sandra, united in their passion for reshaping the childbirth experience, embarking on an exploration of the power of mindset and conditioning.

Through their profound insights and shared wisdom, they aimed to empower others with a renewed sense of strength and self-assurance.

In this episode:

• Sandra Skjaervoe shares her own profound healing journey, underscoring the potential for personal transformation.
• Sandra realized pregnancy was a great opportunity to clear negativity from life by learning to set boundaries and heal old wounds
• Sandra aimed to approach motherhood with conscious awareness to break the cycle of generational trauma
• She used certain frequencies of her voice that helped her with pain relief
• Her birth experience served as a powerful catalyst for personal healing and growth.
• She tried using a vibrator during labor which gave her a massage-like sensation
• Sandra uses nitrous oxide that sends her into a hallucinating state where she disassociates from her body
• She Ended with Pitocin and epidural
• Sandra describes her experience as a positive and healing opportunity overall
• She encouraged listeners to nurture a trusting relationship with their body and listen to its signs
• Suggested Pleasurable Birth Essentials class for new parents to positively prepare for birth

Key Takeaways:

• Pain and pleasure are interconnected, and one's mindset and conditioning can influence their interpretation of intensity during labor
• It is important to set boundaries and consciously approach motherhood to break the cycle of generational trauma
• Pregnancy provides an opportunity for healing and preparing for the transformative power of birth
• Utilizing specific frequencies of the voice can provide pain relief during labor
• Intensity can be interpreted differently depending on mindset and conditioning

Tweetable Quotes:

"Pain and pleasure are two sides of the same coin, and we have techniques and tools within our bodies to flip the coin. And in order to to use those tools, we first need to have the mindset in place."

"Nurture that trusting relationship you have with your body to tell you when something is wrong, to tell you when something is right, and to trust that it knows what it's doing."

Connect with Sandra!

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Connect with Debra!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1

Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471/

Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to Positively Prepare for birth and parenting

Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world! https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/the-film/

Orgasmic Birth Podcast: Pleasure in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. I believe pleasure is our birthright - from our sexuality, birth, parenting, and beyond, we can find pleasure when we create space for joy and intimacy in our lives. Join me to have deep conversations about breaking the taboos of Sexuality + Motherhood/Parenthood.

Listen to leading experts in sexuality, healing, and childbirth, as well as stories from new parents, doulas, doctors, midwives, and nurses. We will discuss how to positively prepare for childbirth and parenting by expanding love and intimacy in your life.

Can you imagine a journey to motherhood filled with resilience and empowerment?

Meet Amy Greenfield, a five-time Ironman, former teacher, doula, and birth photographer. In this episode, she unveils her path, from miscarriages to birthing twins in a hospital and finally embracing an empowering homebirth. Amy talks about the importance of empowerment in childbirth and how education can help avoid unnecessary interventions. Discover the transformative power of education, unconventional labor techniques, and the support available from loved ones, doulas, midwives, and workshops. Let Amy's story inspire you to trust your own abilities when your own birthing experience arrives.

In this episode:

• Amy Greenfield is a five times Ironman, former classroom teacher, doula, and birth photographer

• Before her twins arrived, Amy faced the heartbreak of two miscarriages

• In a hospital setting, Amy gave birth to her twins after being induced at 38 weeks

• A chance encounter with a midwife sparked Amy's curiosity, inspiring her to explore alternative options for future pregnancies

• Amy's second labor unfolded over 10 hours, with active labor commencing at 6 am, painting her journey with moments of intensity and determination

• Reflecting on her third labor, she experimented with an oil smoothie, a decision that she later came to regret

• Fascinated by moon phases, she found herself eagerly anticipating her due date, aligned with the enchanting glow of a full moon

• Embracing a profound sense of empowerment, Amy carefully planned and executed a home birth for her fifth child, guided by the same midwife who had sparked her journey of self-discovery

• Inspired by her transformative experiences, Amy empowers first-time mothers to approach childbirth with confidence, trusting in their own strengths and abilities

Key Takeaways:

• Prepare for birth by educating yourself and being an expert on pregnancy

• Doula workshops can help prepare for birth

• Doing mental work helps to get rid of birth fear

• Keep voice slow and jaw relaxed to avoid tearing

• Enjoy birthing as a physical feat and a challenge

• 80% of birthing is emotional fears, 20% physical

Tweetable Quotes:

"You are the expert, and we are made to feel like we're not the expert, but we are." - Amy Greenfield

"I just knew I could have better. I just knew I could be better. And so I did seek out...I found my power." - Amy Greenfield

Connect with Amy!

Visit: https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471/

Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to Positively Prepare for birth and parenting

Orgasmic Birth Podcast: Pleasure in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. I believe pleasure is our birthright - from our sexuality, birth, parenting, and beyond, we can find pleasure when we create space for joy and intimacy in our lives. Join me to have deep conversations about breaking the taboos of Sexuality + Motherhood/Parenthood.

Listen to leading experts in sexuality, healing, and childbirth, as well as stories from new parents, doulas, doctors, midwives, and nurses. We will discuss how to positively prepare for childbirth and parenting by expanding love and intimacy in your life.

Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world!

Today we are going to explore the importance of pleasure in pregnancy, birth, and parenting and how acupuncture can support individuals through this process. Listen as a board-certified acupuncturist and Chinese herbologist Sharon McDermott joins Debra Pascali-Bonaro to discuss the role of traditional Chinese medicine and other modalities to help with fertility, pain reduction, induce labor, energy levels for breastfeeding mothers, and calming the body and spirit.

Tune in now for this empowering conversation about childbirth!

Sharon received a Master of Science in Traditional Oriental Medicine from the Pacific College of Health and Sciences, magna cum laude. She received her Bachelor's degree (BA) from Hunter College, magna cum laude. Sharon is board certified in acupuncture and Chinese herbology and licensed in the State of New York. Sharon's practice, Healthy Healing, focuses on women's health, fertility, stress, and pain reduction. Sharon is a certified birth doula and recent author of "Unleash Your Inner Goddess: How to Experience an Empowering Pregnancy, Labor, and Birth."

In this episode:

• Sharon McDermott is joining us to discuss how to experience an empowering pregnancy, labor, and birth and all about acupuncture.

• Sharon has a wealth of wisdom and experience in traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese herbology, fertility, stress, and pain reduction.

• Cesarean birth sometimes happens when other methods don't work

• Discussing postpartum depression and other mental issues is important

• Nutritional counseling to help keep fortified while pregnant

• Empowerment through education on questions to ask doctors and understanding medical procedures

• Holistic approach to birthing, including nutrition, meditation, and Chinese medicine

Key Takeaways:

• Acupuncture can support pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum.

• Essential oils, such as lavender and peppermint, can be used for calming or energizing

• Acupuncturists recommend beginning right from the start of pregnancy

• Nutritional counseling to help keep fortified while pregnant

• Acupuncture can be helpful in postpartum for energy and milk production

• Reeducating women that it is okay to take control of their birthing experience

Quotes:

"Let's give women a lift, and as much as we're tied to the medical system, let's do as much as we can to make it a better experience for the woman." - Sharon McDermott

"We always say when you're feeling down, you need to speak up." - Sharon McDermott

Connect with Sharon!

LinkedIn, Facebook

Website: Healthy Healing

Connect with Debra!

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/orgasmicbirth/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/OrgasmicBirth

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/OrgasmicBirth1

Tik Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@orgasmicbirth

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-pascali-bonaro-1093471/

Visit https://www.orgasmicbirth.com/ for more information on how to Positively Prepare for birth and parenting

Check out Orgasmic Birth: The Best-Kept Secret, the film creating buzz around the world!

Orgasmic Birth Podcast: Pleasure in pregnancy, birth, and parenting. I believe pleasure is our birthright - from our sexuality, birth, parenting, and beyond, we can find pleasure when we create space for joy and intimacy in our lives. Join me to have deep conversations about breaking the taboos of Sexuality + Motherhood/Parenthood.

Listen to leading experts in sexuality, healing, and childbirth, as well as stories from new parents, doulas, doctors, midwives, and nurses. We will discuss how to positively prepare for childbirth and parenting by expanding love and intimacy in your life.